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Tracing English Immigrants From Abroad (view source)
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==== Step 3: Search Indexes: Key to Finding Immigrants' Specific Place of Birth ==== | ==== Step 3: Search Indexes: Key to Finding Immigrants' Specific Place of Birth ==== | ||
Proceed to find compiled indexes to primary sources in the host-country of settlement to step no. 4 (researching in the national and city records of England), be certain to search the records of the country of settlement | Proceed to find compiled indexes to primary sources in the host-country of settlement to step no. 4 (researching in the national and city records of England),be certain to search the records of the country of settlement. If you are researching strictly in England and if your ancestor came from outside an English city or large township, or from England’s countryside into a city, be sure to search the following records for further clues about your ancestor's birthplace. | ||
a. census records, | |||
b. church registers | |||
c. civil registration certificates (marriages and births especially), | |||
d. parish poorlaw records such as settlement, examination or removal records, | |||
e. apprenticeships, | |||
f. directories, etc. for further clues about your ancestor’s birthplace. | |||
Here are some ways to access extant surname indexes to various and important genealogical records for England’s large cities: | Here are some ways to access extant surname indexes to various and important genealogical records for England’s large cities: | ||
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Nationally throughout Australia, in New Zealand, South Africa, most provinces in Canada and now, in a majority of U.S. states, the availability of online indexes makes searching much easier, more convenient and quick. Thus via the state of Utah’s online deaths index, Florence’s death entry is found and her certificate of death obtained for the year 1950 (see below). Her certificate indicates her birth in “Hampstead, London, England” in the year 1884, with the added bonus that it includes the names of both her parents—“Thomas Bradsell” and Catherine Harriet—including her mother’s maiden surname of “Brock”! You’re now ready to search other important records in England in order to confirm this data and for discovering the next generation back. The birth data on death certificates must always be considered secondary source information only and thus used with considerable caution. | Nationally throughout Australia, in New Zealand, South Africa, most provinces in Canada and now, in a majority of U.S. states, the availability of online indexes makes searching much easier, more convenient and quick. Thus via the state of Utah’s online deaths index, Florence’s death entry is found and her certificate of death obtained for the year 1950 (see below). Her certificate indicates her birth in “Hampstead, London, England” in the year 1884, with the added bonus that it includes the names of both her parents—“Thomas Bradsell” and Catherine Harriet—including her mother’s maiden surname of “Brock”! You’re now ready to search other important records in England in order to confirm this data and for discovering the next generation back. The birth data on death certificates must always be considered secondary source information only and thus used with considerable caution. | ||
The next step of the task is to obtain a copy of Florence’s birth certificate for the year 1884. Her certificate of birth will provide and confirm her birth date, birthplace, and parents’ names. | The next step of the task is to obtain a copy of Florence’s birth certificate for the year 1884. Her certificate of birth will provide and confirm her birth date, birthplace, and parents’ names. | ||
==== Step 4: Researching in England’s Records to Determine and Prove Place of Birth ==== | ==== Step 4: Researching in England’s Records to Determine and Prove Place of Birth ==== | ||